1990 – American musician Stevie Ray Vaughan (pictured), one of the most influential guitarists in the revival of blues in the 1980s, was killed in a helicopter crash.

On Monday, August 27, 1990, American musician Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed in a helicopter crash near East Troy, Wisconsin, aged 35 years. One of the most influential blues guitarists of the 1980s, he was described by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "the second coming of the blues."

The day before his death, Vaughan told his band and crew members about a horrible nightmare he had, in which he was at his own funeral and saw thousands of mourners. He felt "terrified, yet almost peaceful."

According to Double Trouble drummer Chris Layton, Vaughan's last words to him were, "I love ya."

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